The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-07-28

Col. S. HI. Suber, prominent cit,
izen of Newberry, S. c., is at Bat
terry Park.
Mrs. B. w. Fielder, wife of Rev
B. w. Fielder, of Hendersonyille
dis in the city, g guest of Mr.. Ossit
Henry.
T sMr. VIM Trull, now of Cherokee
isin the city. His political cam,
ipaigns have mate him well known
In the mountains.
Mr.. R. T. Conley and family. o.
Mdrnford, Ala, were in the city yes.
terday On their way to Waynesville
for summer sojourn in the Western
counties. Mr.. c. is'a natiyeo Jack.
son county.
GO to the Opera Hall lo-nightand q
see Mr.. Porter, who in an appreprii-
ate suit from Boston1 will make a
dignifed wolf, and with 4 ruffied
night. cap will personate grandma
to peri ection..
TiIE Meeting ~
Last night twas not solarge as it should
have been, but very able and excellent
addresses were nadeby Judge Shippen, ,oi
Philadelphia. Prof. Aldermen. of Colds
boro, Mr.. Broughton, of Raleigh, Presi'
dent Battle of the University. Ion
Thos D. Johnston, Richmond Pearson
and others. AS we go to press before
the conclusion of the meeting, we can.
not say more, but Tie meeting was q
very interesting and useful one.
THE GRADED SCHOOL TAX AND OTHER
TAXES.
We regret our excellent friend Capt
Patton should oppose a graded school for
fear taxes should become burdensome
Upon this point we will reftr to his let.
ter in another column.
Are taxes really high in AsheviIle
high enough to be considered burden
The rated value of the property of Ashe.
vile is, using Capt. Patton's figures,
s., 100000, and that on, in general, low
dSSCSSLuSUG. 4h0 lSfS Is Only SU C6uLs
on one hundred dollars worth of prop
erty for all city purposes, including inte-
rest on city debt OF $4,000. The man
who owns
S100 worth property pays so cts.
200 worth, 81 40
500 worth, 400
1000 worth, 500
1t is easy to Carry the calculation on,
and multiply the number of thousands
the person owns by eight, which will
give the number OF dollars in taxes he or
she must pay on that property. Consid-
ering the TAX they or any individual
pays, does he not receive for more than
return by the enhancement of his
property in street improvements
and all improvements and conve-
veniences made and afforded, and
the consequent attractions to the
city of visitors and residents and
industries? Is his burden any
where equal to the benefits this, we
think, reasonable tax has Ssecured for
him 2 Take the Ineohnnie.zt HIS OWNS =
$500 or a 1000 property. His tax is. 81
or $S. Have not the improvements in
thiF city, brought about by these taxes
and the attraction of capital and popula;
ton incident thereto, not only enhanced
his own, but secured for him regular and
constant labor at fair and cashsrrices ?
Suppose we had low leYyssof taxes, q
low assessment of property, no improve
ments, and our working people could
only secure occasional jobs. would not 25
cents per hundred be much harder to
pay than the so cents now? We under.
take to say Aeheville can show more
good improvements for the money she
hnC IN
ever visited and it is this fact as much
as any other that has attracted and con-
tinues to attract population, enterprise.
investment, which enhances the value of
property, gives labor employments and
secures for our city its name as one of
the progressive cities of the country.
With all these no one can deny tilat
Asheville needs a first-class ten months
public graded school for her present and
increasing population, and as an addi-
tional attraction. Now how much more
is this to cost us? On every one thous-
and dollars worth of property S1.66.
Will any citizen who owns one thousand
dollars worth begrudge one dollar and
sixty-six cents tax for such purpose :?
We know Capt. Patton will not, nor can
we believe any others will. Well, 81 .66
added to his $500 will not be an unbear-
able burden, considering the blessings TO
be conferred, and more selfishly speak
ing, the benefits to accrue to the proper.
ty holders by virtue of the attractions
such school as this fund will! provide
will give to our city.
Let us all vote to-day. and vote for the
tax. Give us good free school, we'll
equipped, well managed, and to be open
for ten months in the year. If Ashe-
Wills boom is to be maintained, if she is
to continue to grow, we must have this
school, sooner or later and why not
now as we'll as later.
Let us vote for the school.